Graveyard Book ch 5

Chapter 5: Danse Macabre







1. Why did Mistress Owens push Bod out into the cold?
2. How did the living prepare to dance the Macabre?
3. Why did Bod suddenly feel a sense of panic in the graveyard? What helped him overcome his fears?
4. What surprising event happened at the stroke of midnight?
5. How did Bod feel as he danced? How did these feelings change after the dance with the lady in the cobweb dress?
6. How did the inhabitants of the graveyard respond to Bod’s questions after the dance?
7. Why did the silver-haired man at the dinner criticize the man Jack?